Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 36 km SE of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Alamo, Nevada on Sat, Dec 15, 2018, 11:49 AM PST (19:49 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 14 km SW of Enterprise, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-15 19:49:02 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.177° N, 114.828° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2835 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.012 km E of Hiko, Nevada · 2831 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.712 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 2831 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.32 km NNE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2830 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.944 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2829 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.713 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2821 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.614 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2821 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.515 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2820 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.717 km NW of Veyo, Utah · 2819 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.534 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.220 km NNW of Mesquite, Nevada · 2818 days ago · -3 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.913 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.814 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2818 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.213 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2818 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.814 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2815 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.814 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2815 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 220
  18. 1.714 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2815 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.641 km WSW of Veyo, Utah · 2814 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.913 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2813 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.613 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2813 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.712 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2813 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.413 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2813 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.915 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2813 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.013 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2813 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.214 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2813 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.26 km WNW of Panaca, Nevada · 2809 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.614 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2801 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.713 km SSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2797 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.113 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2794 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.64 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2793 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2866 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.814 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 2869 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.518 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00670197. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.